Safe
Synopsis:
A poem about loss
Book Excerpt:
Safe
Safe does not ride horses at sunset
Snorkel in Molokai
Raft down a swollen river.
It does not steal kisses in a darkened theater
Touch the inside of a thigh under a restaurant table.
Safe does not declare war.
It chooses dinner every night at six
Mass every Sunday
Confession once a month
It gives up chocolate for Lent.
It doesn’t leave you,
Not caring about obligations
And need-tos
And how it would make you feel if I left.
Tomorrow.
Topics/Categories:
Marriage, realization, Relationships, Sadness, separation
Genre:
Family - Relationships, Marriage, Poetry, Poetry
Type of Work:
Original Published Source:
Sage Trail Poetry Magazine
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Original Publish Date:
September 1, 2009
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